‘We’re more likely to spot a leprechaun than a Garda on the beat in Clare’
*Photograph: John O’Neill THERE is a better chance of spotting a leprechaun than a Garda on the beat in Co Clare, a Shannon public representative has remarked.
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Soothing words heighten tensions within Clare Fianna Fáil
*Cathal Crowe, Mike Enright and Timmy Dooley. AN EMERGENCY meeting of Fianna Fáil members takes place tonight (Wednesday) with one item on the agenda, that to discuss recent comments made by the party’s Clare chairman.
‘€2m is a lot of money where has it gone’ – McNamara seeks breakdown of Ennis 2040 DAC expenditure
*Clare TD, Michael McNamara raising concerns on the Ennis 2040 strategy. Photograph: Chris Copley A CLARE TD has said a detailed breakdown needs to be made available on the €2.2m spent by Ennis 2040 DAC.
‘Incompetent driving & licences for life’ lambasted by Murphy in defence of Ennis cycling lanes
*Cllr Paul Murphy. Photograph: Eamon Ward. A CLARECASTLE representative has said incompetent driving from older motorists and not armadillos is causing problems in Clonroadmore.
€2.2m spent on Ennis 2040 strategy to date
*Leo Varadkar launching the Ennis 2040 Strategy. Photograph: Paul Corey €2.2m has been spent to date on the Ennis 2040 economic and spatial strategy.
‘Cash is king’ – Clare councillors tell NDLS on payment methods
*The matter was debated at the January meeting of Clare County Council. CASH PAYMENTS need to be accepted as a method of payment by the National Drivers Licence Service, Clare councillors have argued.
Buttermarket building not big enough to accommodate Howard’s request for designated councillor offices
*Waterpark House. ADEQUATE room does not exist at present to accommodate a designated public counter for Ennis Municipal District councillors to deal with constituents at the Buttermarket building in Drumbiggle.
‘Misleading’ messaging of Ennis 2040 plans with Council works criticised
*Ennis 2040. COMMUNICATION on public realm projects alongside an update for the Ennis 2040 Strategy in an official Clare County Council document is “misleading” while a county councillor has said elected members sitting on the DAC continues to be “a conflict of interest”.
Clarecastle begins to plot new future for the village
Clarecastle community activists pictured with Cllrs Paul Murphy, Clare-Colleran Molloy and Tom O’Callaghan at a recent Clarecastle Community Plan community meeting at Clarecastle National School. CLARECASTLE residents are beginning to plot a future for the village.
Lifting passenger cap at Dublin Airport would be ‘illogical’
*Photograph: Joe Buckley ALLOWING DUBLIN Airport to lift its passenger cap by 8 million would be “illogical,” a Clare councillor has stated.
